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10 March 2006 Military News |
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- OIF/OEF Casualty Update 10 Mar 2006 [PDF]
- DoD Identifies Army Casualty
- CENTAF releases daily airpower summary AFPN 10 Mar 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials released today's airpower summary.
- Engineers support the fight AFPN 10 Mar 2006 -- Air Force engineers from the 557th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron are supporting Bastogne Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry near Hawijah, Iraq, by increasing the quality of living on forward operating base McHenry.
- U.S., Iraqi Troops Score Successes AFPS 10 Mar 2006 -- Iraqi and U.S. soldiers found and destroy 26 roadside bombs and 17 weapons caches and killed and captured suspected insurgents in several operations in Iraq in recent days.
- Iraqi Army takes over FOB Hope, Sadr City Army News 10 Mar 2006 -- The Iraqi Army assumed control Thursday of Forward Operating Base Hope, located in the northwest corner of the Al Thawra district of Baghdad, also known as Sadr City.
- Eastern Baghdad gets surprise visit Army News 10 Mar 2006 -- Residents of eastern Baghdad were given a first-hand opportunity to share their viewpoints with the commanding general and command sergeant major of Multinational Division – Baghdad March 1.
- Suicide Car Bombing in Fallujah Kills at Least 7 VOA 10 Mar 2006 -- Iraqi police say at least seven people were killed in a suicide truck bombing in Fallujah, a former insurgent stronghold west of Baghdad.
- Afghanistan: Kabul's Row With Islamabad Complicates Counterterrorism Efforts RFE/RL 10 Mar 2006 -- A diplomatic row between Pakistan and Afghanistan has intensified in the week since U.S. President George W. Bush toured South Asia
- US Lawmakers Concerned About Stability, Opium Cultivation in Afghanistan VOA 10 Mar 2006 -- U.S. lawmakers have expressed concerns about stability in Afghanistan, saying insurgent attacks and expanding opium production continue to threaten U.S. and allied efforts there.
Other Conflicts
- Olmert: Israel Will Draw Final Borders Unilaterally VOA 10 Mar 2006 -- Israel is working on a sweeping plan to reshape its borders. But, future West Bank pullouts would not be coordinated with the Palestinians.
- African Union Extends Darfur Mission Through September VOA 10 Mar 2006 -- The African Union has extended its peacekeeping mission in Darfur, giving it more time to break an impasse over whether the United Nations should take over the job.
- Annan urges aid to African mission in Darfur while transition to UN force is planned UN News Centre 10 Mar 2006 -- Welcoming the decision of the African Union (AU) to extend its peacekeeping force in the troubled Darfur region of Sudan, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today urged all States to support the operation while planning for a handover of responsibilities to the United Nations.
- Some Progress Made in Sudan, but Darfur Remains in Crisis Washington File 10 Mar 2006 -- Although progress has been achieved on Sudan's Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), "huge challenges" remain and results are "mixed," while conditions in Darfur remain "in crisis," U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Robert B. Zoellick told reporters March 9.
- US Pushes AU To Accept UN Peacekeepers In Darfur VOA 10 Mar 2006 -- The United States is pushing the African Union to honor its decision to hand over Darfur peacekeeping duties to the United Nations
- SUDAN: AU discusses proposed transfer of peacekeepers to UN IRIN 10 Mar 2006 -- A meeting of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) opened in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, on Friday to discuss the proposed transfer of the pan-African body's peacekeeping force in Sudan's western Darfur region to the United Nations, officials said.
- DR of Congo: UN officials welcome election date, call for stability in the east UN News Centre 10 Mar 2006 -- As the United Nation’s envoy to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today welcomed the setting of a date for the first-ever general election there, the top UN peacekeeping official met with leaders in the eastern part of the country on establishing stability in the region.
- DRC: Registration of presidential, legislative candidates begins IRIN 10 Mar 2006 -- Registration offices for candidates in the Democratic Republic of Congo's presidential and legislative elections opened on Friday in the capital, Kinshasa.
- Military accuses Tamil rebels of truce breach in northern Lanka IRNA 10 Mar 2006 -- Sri Lanka's military accused the Tamil Tiger rebels of violating their fragile four-year-old cease-fire after soldiers uncovered hauls of ammunition and weapons in the country's north.
- Nepal rebels detonate bombs killing four security men IRNA 10 Mar 2006 -- Four security men were killed and six others injured when Maoists detonated three powerful bombs at a security checkpost in western Nepal.
- Thousands In Manhunt For Basayev In Chechnya RFE/RL 10 Mar 2006 -- The Moscow-backed prime minister of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, says some 3,000 security forces are engaged in a manhunt for Shamil Basayev, a top Chechen separatist military commander and one of Russia's most wanted men.
Defense Policy / Programs
- 260 Doctors Call for End to Force-Feeding at Guantanamo VOA 10 Mar 2006 -- More than 260 doctors from around the world have called on the U.S. military to stop force-feeding detainees at the Guantanamo detention center who are on a hunger strike
- Squadron Homecoming Marks End of Era for Tomcats AFPS 10 Mar 2006 -- Two strike fighter squadrons arrived at Naval Air Station Oceana here today, ending a six-month deployment and closing the book on the Tomcat as an asset in the Navy's war fighting arsenal.
- Analysis of tanker fleet alternatives released AFPN 10 Mar 2006 -- The RAND Corp. released an executive summary March 7 detailing its findings from an analysis of alternatives study to replace the Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker fleet.
- DoD Announces Recruiting and Retention Numbers for February 10 Mar 2006 -- The Department of Defense announced today its recruiting and retention statistics for the active and reserve components for the month of February.
- Nine-Month Trend in Recruiting, Retention Success Continues AFPS 10 Mar 2006 -- Recruiting and retention statistics released today reflect continued across-the-board success and continuation of a nine-month trend, officials said.
- Vice Chiefs Report Status of Reserve-Forces Transformation AFPS 10 Mar 2006 -- The National Guard and reserves are being employed as an operational force in the global war against terrorism, necessitating change in how they are structured and funded, the chairman of a Congressionally-appointed commission looking into the services' reserve-component operations said here yesterday.
- State Department Briefing, March 10 Washington File 10 Mar 2006 -- Iran, Russia, Sudan, China/Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, Armenia, Latin America, United Nations, North Korea
